Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-05-10
coRS CULTURE
rArEE Exap sYI u GODDARD AT woR.
CrstEK 90 MASS INsrirurx.


wiil uot D. batter zoe m health 20 the ris.
ing gsusrailou. II thy we're to use more
corn neal Ani lsss q ie 4 sur. What can
ne more bssutifal than f-ld Of crossing
corn in August a. 10 rusiles In The breeze
and glluis Ia the sanshla~. giving promise
% ths golden harvesti Indian corn l. In
digsroas % Amvfics. where IL has always
formed an important article % food, but
IL cultivation early sprvAi ~ me old
world. ltisasa, tropical plant. thriving
hsst under Dot summer sun while IT.
rapid gfOsth ard early ripeuiug alive u pc
cl'iNr vAus Coz northern laiituie-.
The chemical Ingredients 81 iuilsn corn
49, rhisfs starch sud ell. With an abani
.are of pao.ptofus Toe loser yp-. are
thr .uai r. p com 4 tic- corn The high
s.tthe .'Iuvrov,d kiug rhiiP The lover
Itypss hyDfld ne mof~ readily. ald The 20 ct
% cultivation l. % ircfcssv re siarchy NJ
The ,np.tss of M fatty sl"m~uis The
Weld varies from % - 80 ha,h,ls per
acre n tte corn b.lt The avsrsge ii.ld
i- from - - 1O b1sh.is pr acre The
crop % iss9 avrsg,d for the whols Uult q
State q. Do.hsi. P.r acre, Iowa sni Ne
hfssks a. Massachusetts 80 liioois 80,
Kauss. J0 LoaislNna a., Alabama ~. flir-
~. III price ht- nactustsd from TO
I I
crop lea New krgltni - ovefshsioscd ~
th. lmmeoss pfuiult ~ The Wtsi, sui
WHEN - cOmpsrv 10 sita TIE grass crop
10 stem Insignificant hui every general
farmer In Nrw kuglaud should False cora
Dot for market la compriiilon siih bis
Illinois bruthsrs. bat f,f their oSu use.
Foft, var. Aso Worcester Coauiy fsrm.
sr rarely bought suy corn. ntesn years
"A
enough ID m,ke q -lngle Johuuy cake."
Rut wlthinAEw Years thsfe hAs been =
marksd Increase in The smouut % cotn
grosn Ia the csutrsi portion 20 The Com
mouwsslth M-aushli. ths pfoiucton
hs. hssu sissdiy sni rapidly Increasing
In ths great Wet Toe cora Cfup IN oar
own STATE of M.ssAchasstts la lss9 Sas
80 80, tash.l-. Stil. in The lulisd
state. II "a. 5sl 53i &C n loaded on
cars-fOu tu.hsls % tnc CAf-tnofv than
three sud haif mllinu cars Vii nv -
qaIf.d. enough o. at Of around Tie safih.
what crop can the gvn,rAl farmer raise
that vii psy auy better Than CORR Whtn
a. - a. Cd tsrts pr tashsl 70 cAu nc
raised A ~ good pfOdt ~ any other crop
90 nj fv,l sati.nri With lsss thsu -
bushels % shslIsd corn pr scrc shica
girss return of frum So 20 sts psr acre
/ The st0vtr oil pay ttv cot ~ cultivation.
Th.fr L. % better way of Surkiug
/ piece 90 lsui that 0. 90 he sufichs,i SUI
prepared f1r gr,ss The lihsrsl i'riilit OK
srd c'sau culisrr sll leave IN land in ih-
h..t p.s...b.e condliilu fnr ss,diug-'o
pfutucs lsrgv crop. ~ gras- = most de-
.lfsh.s thlus to sccmp'isn ~hsrv TIE pro-
dacilou 20 mlk hss become AsPsciAv'
| Corn l. tie mp-t prol n, 90 The grains.
/ Ths bsst esr. of sigat rossd corr s'ersgs
more ihsu so ksrnss. Aud u issaii ihst
he large varieties frsgavuilt frsch lpo
Ier.in.tDfh.ssr some varieties Comm0u
in thIs vicinity, frglsuuy produce TIRE
or ffuf VEL csVtinp.d sar- flom Aslugie
efaiu of srst. 90 That sNisii 20 isu hun
/ ff,d fold L. hy 10 mean. uncommon. ID
not ain - gruw Csftsin uumosr cf acrcs
of corn. but look vel 90 th~ bushels "
you have not suitable quauuiy 80 msnufc
for n-l acrs-. p.Aut oss Lst tae ground
bs VEL p.oughsd snd iie marufe hor'
/ ouchlv worked in. suf the soil rsufsfci ~
nrr A. possible iil.Agooi rule 10 bar.
fos n A. much - you ttiuk suf- lent. aud
then harrow 10 agsiu Have this work All
Gone m you can. fore The 18Th of My.
but So not bs 10 hurry 20 plant unui ihe
ground i wsfm enough 90 ensure The I'm
/ us,iiate gsrminsiiou OF The seed. The
.oonsr Il CONES % the more rapid and
healthy viii generally be its grosth AFTER
wards.
Farmers gensrslly should give more at
tsutiuu q ssSafiug tie ossi varieties. aud
e.pscialiy % saving their s-sd cora. foi ~
this lAitsr means especially, The qaAllty
Aud Yield 90 The crop msy ~ maierialy
Improved. IL II not safe 10 change The
sssd % corn from one locality 10 Anoihef'
Asarltiy of corn that has become secAm'
Aisd iu certain locality ~il couuuoe 10
Improve year ~ year, In ibs same locAlv'
but if tAken q another placs, even ihoasn
bat q Comparatively short dlstAne', vii
n. vsry uksly to disappoiut yoa. for -ss'
,r,l ,,.r. have raised q variety of In
nrovet "Csnsda cap" corr. which has al
w.y- been realty 10 harvest Ia Sep,smpsf
TIE WELD has ben sqlal 90 20 or ~ tash'
s'. of sheiled corn % The acre. LAsi Tall
.Nw some seed corn that Auraeied my
attention. ard appeared 10 ~ an Improve.
ment upOu what bad, 80 procured Apd
plau,sdit Bai The corr ~as not mAilf'd,
even a. late - the frst Of Novsmosr Aud
wterr I lad. with the small Kind Of corn,
NJ, more than one basket " pig corn 10
hundred. this wear The plg has more than
h~ can eat I had better have "lst well
enough Aoue I prefer to have rows
hoth wAys. brcsu.e the Aftsrcultivatou
can b. better use marker adjusted u
mske nve russ % the rod, Which giv.s
1000 hills per scrc foar or i've stalks 20
each biz, according 10 the variety, ATE
enough TIE preparation ot The ground
fjf corn. il of primary importance, ooih
a. regards The mechanical manipulation of
the .oil. and supplying Il with an Aound'
suce % The mo.t suitable fvruliEiug elr-
msuts Bgt al important - these matters
AZ. they are not more - than The after
cultivation No farmer can snJrd to pal
manur. upon bic nsld- 10 De absorbed by
growth of weeds.
A. soon a- The corn l. w,ll up 30 you
can see the rows plainly across the neld.
put th~ utivaiOf through both way. snd
-,p..t The opefAiioa - Ofisu - nsedfal 10
k..p The groaud LIGHT ani the weeds down
gn,il The corn i large snOugh to shade The
entire ground. snd sftsr that the weeds
will rot De likely 20 give much trouble l
make but little use % The hoe except a. TIE
er.t cultivation. My object - 10 entirely
clean II iron weeds sni leave The whole
.urf.ce A. level a. possible. The roots oi
| corn reach cot long distances during the
season of growth aud they keep compare
tiv.ly near The surface. 80 that deep plo~-
ing OF hoeing l. liable % destroy them and
..nsibly iflure the crop. There IL dii'
frvuee of opinion among Intelligent farm
ers In regard % The best method 0i bar
ve,ting corr. There Il PROBABLY some
saving by cutting the crop a. The ground
Instead OF topping the stalks. and u is
claimed tha, the fodder II better But TIE
process 90 haskiug DO not think !. 30
el.a.snt Neither 90 l Think the grsln Is
a. goOi and a. hsavy ss when rlpensu 10
the old.fsshiOnsd wsy. OF course " TIE
crop 4. late 10 ripeniug AMI there is much
danger from frOst 10 will b. toe heitsr
course - cut aud shock. for BY that mesns
you save tse grain and the fodder 81 The
.ame time. I would take that course
which seems 20 give the bss; results, oo,h
I'm the gralu and the stOyer. even " more
.bor Is r, qllred. A suitable and eonvep-
lent place for storing aud drying the corn
,n.ru has been hu.ked l. Indispensable
ON every well regulated farm. III II Is
spread upOn . n)or IL must OF Necessity
occupy q good deal of room. ~ there VIII
be danger Of moulding. Sometimes the
season l. too short OF unfzyorsblr. Ike The
l.st. 20 sfmlt Of the crop being fully ms
turrd and ripsnsd IN The neli. and In such
e.se the danger Il much greater.
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